ST. LAWRENCE HIGH SCHOOL

JESUIT CHRISTIAN MINORITY INSTITUTION SECOND TERM ANSWER SHEET NO. - 18

Class: 9

Sub: GEOGRAPHY Date- 27/04/2020

TOPIC: THE WESTERN PLATEAU CHAPTER: 8

I. CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION. (1X15=15)

1. The______region comprises of entire Purulia, West Mednipur, Bardhaman, Birbhum and western part of Bankura districts. a. Western Plateau 2. ______region is basically made of granite and gneiss. c. western plateau 3. The Western Plateau region occupies about ______percent of the total area of West Bengal. b. 6 4. The ______region lies between the Subarnarekha and Kangsabati rivers of Purulia district. a. Ayodhya plateau 5. This region is a continuation of Chotanagpur plateau of Jharkhand. b. Western plateau 6. Many hills with steep slopes are seen in the Ayodhya plateau region known as c. Monad nocks 7. ______is the highest peak of the Ayodhya plateau region. c. Gorgaburu 8. The artesian well of ______lies little away from Brahmani falls and emits water the year round. b. Sita kund 9. ______region spreads from Subarnarekha river in the west to Gori river. d. Purulia highland 10. The region between the Kansai and Subarnarekha in Purulia district is the most elevated portion of Western plateau. It is known as b. Barabhum 11. This region lies in the southern most part of Purulia district, spreading up to West Mednipur in the south- east. b. Birbhum highland 12. The average altitude of this highland is around 300m. a. Purulia 13. A rocky heap known as ______has an altitude of 100 m. d. Karasoli 14. This region lies near the western plateau and gradually reduces to a plain spreading over Birbhum, Bankura and Bardhaman districts. c. Susunia highland 15. A number of hills like Bhandari, Bero hill, Garh Panchakot and Jaichandi are seen in ______region. a. Purulia highland

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